𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒🔄 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: As human beings, we tend to forget God's benefits. We often focus on what God has not done because we haven't seen what He has done. After God intervenes, we are often "like Oliver Twist," immediately asking for more before we even thank Him.🗓️ 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞: Thanksgiving should not be just a monthly or yearly event, but a "way of life". We are encouraged to "count your blessings" daily, naming them one by one. This includes thanking God for "so-called small blessings," such as going out and coming back safely.🎁 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: Psalm 103 enumerates specific benefits to be thankful for:● He "forgiveth all thy iniquities," which is the greatest blessing.● He "healeth all thy diseases".● He "redeemeth thy life from destruction".● He "crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies".● He "satisfieth thy mouth with good things".🏃‍♂️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝟏𝟕): The story of the ten lepers illustrates this point. Jesus healed all ten, but only one—a Samaritan "stranger"—returned to give thanks. Jesus asked, "Were there not 10 cleansed? But where are the nine?" showing that God expects gratitude.⚖️ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞: There are consequences for failing to be thankful. Deuteronomy 28:47-48 (Living Bible) warns, "You will become slaves to your enemies because of your failure to praise God for all that he has given you".❤️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠: The sermon concludes that the "beginning of thanksgiving that is acceptable to God" is having Jesus in your heart. Gratitude means something to God only after we repent of our sins and receive Jesus as our Lord and personal savior.

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